Happy Labor Day

Yes - it is Monday - time to dig into some of your oldie moldie paper and make some beautiful cards.  I have three cards to share today using a grouping from American Crafts.  Love the fall colors in this grouping so it called for fallish cards.  Today's weather definately feels like fall - I have the windows and doors open letting in the fresh air - of course - it was  challenge taking the pictures of the cards - it was quick - get the shot before it blows off the mount.  

Today I am attempting to catch up on challenges for Opeartion Write Home's birthday bash which lasts all month long. 

Day 2, CASE Ardeth T, 



Day 4 -Miss You - Love You! Sponsored by Inspired Stamps



Day 3...We R Keeping an Eye on You!



The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts.  The Pumpking is a $1 stamp from Michael's.  Miss You stamp is Stampabilities.  Eyelets are by Karen Foster.  Many of the elements are pop dotted to add some dimension to the card.  Dot stamp is by Hero Arts.

Everyone enjoy your Labor Day - 35 years ago on Labor Day I gave birth to my youngest daughter - a true labor of love.

Oldie Moldie Monday

Good Monday afternoon - it is Memorial Day - a day to remember our fallen soldiers and the sacrifices they made for our country.

I have three cards to share with you today. They are all for Operation Write Home. I used up the last pieces of this paper - the pieces that are left are going in the scrap bag. I got three cards left from the leftovers. It was not the paper I was going to use today for Oldie Moldie Monday - but they showed up on my table and were used. I have colored about 6 of these little robots - pretty easy to color so it made making the cards pretty fast.

I chalked the background of the robots in either green or blue so it wasn't so white. I even chalked the edges of some of the papers. Chalking gives a softer look than inking the edges does.

I hope you enjoyed my cards. Dig out some of your old paper or scraps and make some cards. See how creative you can be.

Everyone enjoy the remainder of your day. We have summer today in Wisconsin. Almost 90 degrees. The lawn is mowed, a little snooze was taken and I need to write out a couple bills and do a load of laundry. Maybe I can get some more cards made today.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Good Tuesday morning – another wonderful day weather wise – we are in the 60’s in Wisconsin – we will take it – any day you don’t have to put on a winter coat is a good day. We know what it is coming and we are not looking forward to it – snow – it is a great theme for a card – but to drive in it – YUCK - shovel it - DOUBLE YUCK.

My card I am sharing today is based on the weekly sketch challenge from Get Sketchy. A fun sketch – I always like putting things off balance like that. Bringing the two pieces to the bottom of the card was something I had not tried before. I keep working on my Thanksgiving cards – I continue to work on this grouping from Little Yellow Bicycle. The brown dot paper is actually a picture from a magazine of a paper grouping. I think it works great with the designer paper.

Once again – please stop by JoAnn Fabric’s Craft for a Cause – and vote for Operation Write Home – you can vote once a day through December 4. Think how many cards can be mailed overseas to bring joy to our Heroes and their loved ones.

This Saturday, Operation Write Home is having a Valentine Blog Hop – there are over 100 blogs participating – how fun will that be – I am sure there will be some blog candy along the way. I know I have some great blog candy.

Everyone have a great Tuesday. I must work so I can buy some new paper or a new piece of rubber.

Card Details:

Size: 4.25 x 5.5

Patterned Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle

Stamp: Inkadinkado

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Ribbon: May Arts

Lace: Wyla

Brads: Karen Foster

Button from the supplies

Thursday - 3/25/10

Do you realize Christmas is 9 months from today? OK - now that we are in a panic mode - no holiday cards made yet - let's sit back and enjoy Easter and spring. It is very chilly here but the weather man is dangling a carrot saying it is suppose to be 70 degrees at the end of next week - I hope so - I would so love to be home and to be able to open my house up some.

I am taking Friday off so I have a 3 day week end - going to an adult PJ party on Saturday where my friend Shari is the guest of honor - it will be great fun. Watch movies, talk, giggle, maybe drink a little, eat too much. I am going to make stuffed shells - no recipe - going to wing it. I know what I want to use - and I bought it - but chicken and broccoli, alfredo sauce and lots of cheese. Cheese makes everything taste good. I hope. I will let you know.

Last night I decided to channel vintage into my card. I have this beautiful vintage paper by Karen Foster so I knew I wanted to use lace on it. The sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You - made into a 5 x 7 card - highlighted some of the beautiful bunny paper. Caardvarks also has the challenge to use lace on a stamped card. If you look carefully - the sentiment is stamped in the corner of the card - the sentiment is from Stampendous. I had bought the cream buttons last night on clearance at Hobby Lobby - and they worked perfectly on the card.

Well everyone have a wonderful evening. I am a little tired tonight - don't know if I will create much - I do need to make some recipe cards for the PJ party of Shari's favorite recipe. Peanut butter balls. Yummy - I will share the recipe and recipe card later.

Card - 5 x 7

Card base: Bo Bunny

Patterned Paper: Karen Foster

Lace and pink button from my supplies

Cream Buttons: Dress It Up

Ribbon and twine: May Arts

Sentiment Stamp: Stampendous

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Thank You with a Flourish

I can see I need some practice on taking pictures outside - I got the shadow of the bow in the front of the card - hasn't digital made a world of difference in taking pictures - I might even have pictures of my children if I had digital - but that was an unexplored world when they were young. Technology sure has evolved and it keeps evolving. My daughter had a small Canon Powershot with her last week end - sure liked the size - maybe my next digital - of course - I would feel guilty getting a new one if my old one still worked fine. Mother's guilt - I guess you never get over that.

I have brownies in the oven baking - Betty Crocker frosted brownies - the best mix around and then I doctor it - today instead of water - I used coffee and threw in some carmel and chocolate chips. Yummy - I take the brownies to the neighbors - each family gets half the pan. They love it.

Today's card is based on the sketch at Card Positioning System. It was a fun sketch - and I knew I had the best paper to use with it. Looking at the photo - I need some more glue on the strip on the strip on the inside. Off to find

Supplies

Patterned paper - Kaiser Scrapbooking (Waterberry Collection) the base of the card is patterned paper that had that scalloped frame on it - double sided paper - so the inside is beautiful also - the flowers were fussy cut from one sheet of paper

Ribbon - Lasting Impressions

Pearl Swirls - Prima

Pearl Brads - Paper Studio

Rub On - Karen Foster Design

Pop Dots by All Night Media

Looking at the photo - I need some more glue on the strip on the inside of the card. Off to find some glue to slip underneath the strip.

I need to go finish mowing my lawn and maybe pull some weeds. We will see how much energy I have. Everyone enjoy your Sunday - do I have to go back to work tomorrow???